Music education in schools across India by Casper Abraham

Music Department Plan, Financing, Budget(s), Resources : Teaching, Learning & Development Roadmap

Music Department : Out-Sourced,

Partner OR Managed Services Solution A complete solution - or just take some of it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for your School Music Department

Get a Music Instrument into the hands of every Child.

The Music Academy of Music International.

Cost Drivers + Inflow Mandatory (eg. IB) Established Syllabus Formal Music Education School(s) Competition

Demand from School, Children & Parents Audience(s) & Local Community - Outflow

Management

Teachers

Instruments

Sheet-Music

Infrastructure

Syllabus Curriculum Lesson-Plans Budgets TCO-ROI Repertoire Orcehstration

Skill-Sets Availability Salary, Growth 40% Occupancy Development

High-Cost Bulky Availability Re-use

IPR - Legal Workbooks, High-Cost Availability India-Relevant

Rooms (x N) AV + Projection Stands etc. Internet

Stay, re-locate, Commute, Food

Priority Sheet-Music Instruments

Teachers

We & our Business MANAGEMENT Management

You & Your School INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure

Why? 1. It’s not of main-stream importance to the school. 2. HOWEVER …it’s a huge intangible benefit … if done well. Highly emotional-connect of Students & Parents. 3. The VALUED need of Bollywood is NOT the right Music Education. 4. Can be expensive with high Cap.Ex., high Op.Ex., high TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and minimal ROI (Return On Investment). 5. Difficult to get, motivate, scale, grow and retain Teachers. 6. The need is for TOO many teachers with ONLY 10%-25% utilization capacity EACH.

What is Expensive? 1. Cap.Ex. 1. Multiple Class-rooms OR Large areas. 2. Variety range, quantity & size, cost of Music Instruments. 3. Large-Display. Projection. Music Stands. Lighting. Audio Systems.

2. Op.Ex. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Cost of many originals of Legal Sheet Music. Maintenance of Music Instruments. Consumables. Repair of Music Instruments. Internet bandwidth. Teachers. Teachers. Teachers.

Instrument Grouping • Band – Drum & Bugle (24 to 60) – Bagpipe (24 to 60) – Brass / Marching (24 to 60)

• Orchestra – – – –

Strings (20 to 60+) Brass (20 to 60+) Woodwinds (20 to 60+) Rhythmic Percussion 4 to 10

• Other (as many individual ONLY). – – – – – –

Piano. Classical Guitar(s) Electronic Keyboard(s) Drums. Drum Machine Electric. Acoustic. Rhythm. Lead. Bass. Mandolin. Banjo. Ukulele.

Instrument Sections (Grouping) Age 9+

Age 11+

Age 7+

Age 3+

Age 5+

GROUPING

Trumpet Clarinet Classical Guitar Violin - Viola Recorder Orff Instruments

Flute Tuba Euphonium 88-key piano Cello

Piano Harp Bassoon French Horn Timpani Double Bass

Instrument Funding … • Outright Purchase (Open Market) • Bulk or Individual Purchase (Dealer Supported) • Loan EMI. Hire-Purchase. • FUTURE. Lease. etc.

Music Education Goals, Extent, Scope, Methodology, Genre(s). Focus etc.

Why are you (we) doing all this?       

Music is an ‘essence’ of life I/we are told to? Part of my job? Essential part of Education? Character Development? Career? A part of the Arts? Music to teach OTHER subjects. Music Therapy.

More specifically … 1. Social-Community Give-back – Want EVERYONE to learn to play an instrument. Sing. Educated, Informed & Quality Music Appreciation while acknowledging PopCulture-keyboard-drums-guitar.

2. Personal Challenge – We want to be Educators. Challenge ourselves. Create. Perform.

3. Staying Profitable – Cash IN must be higher than Cash OUT.

4. Academy Image – We want to proud of and known. Our Brand.

5. Business Revenue – We need annual volumes, growth & scale to stay ahead of Market, Competition & Others.

The WHOLE Music Department Grade 8 IB SL & HL ALSO … Related to Class, Age, Ability, Talent, Practice, Time, Cost Investme nt etc.

Grade 7 Grade 6

Performance 1. Exams. 2. Band(s) 3. Orchestra

Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3

Instrument(s) • Brass • Woodwinds • Strings • Percussion

Pop. / Popular • Guitar • Keyboard • Drums

Theory

Grade 2

CAREER 1. Music 2. Arts 3. Theatre

Singing

Grade 1 IB Syllabus

IGCSE-Music Syllabus

ABRMS

Club Extra-curriculur

Your Syllabus Options 1. IB. SL & HL 2. IGCSE. Music as an Elective / Subject. 3. UK ABRSM (or Trinity) Syllabus. 4. MI (Music International Grand Syllabus) 5. Your School(s) ‘Own’ Syllabus.

Exam Options • ABRSM – – – –

Recongized. Expensive Voice. Theory and MOST Instrument(s). Theory. Teacher Diploma

• Trinity – Popular. – Any Instrument, any type.

• London College of Music Exams – Guitar, Keyboard. (More relevant).

• Music International – – – –

Value for Money. Jobs. Careers. ABRSM-Trinity++ India Market. Reality. Bollywood. 50% Internal Assessment.

Hierarchy of Music Education

Teacher Training Pop Keyboard

Pop Guitar

6-month Certificate 1-year Diploma

3-year Degree

Music Appreciation Children Vocal Children Recorders Pop-Other Instruments

Assessment leading to Certificate

The IB Syllabus Support to â&#x20AC;Ś ONLY

IB Description and Aims 1. enjoy lifelong engagement with the arts 2. become informed, reflective and critical practitioners in the arts 3. understand the dynamic and changing nature of the arts 4. explore and value the diversity of the arts across time, place and cultures 5. express ideas with confidence and competence 6. develop perceptual and analytical skills 7. develop their knowledge and potential as musicians, both personally and collaboratively.

IB Assessment #1 of 2 1. a broad and balanced, yet academically demanding, programme of study 2. the development of critical-thinking and reflective skills 3. the development of research skills 4. the development of independent learning skills 5. the development of intercultural understanding 6. a globally recognized university entrance qualifications

IB Assessment #2 of 2 1. knowledge, understanding and perception of music in relation to time, place and cultures 2. appropriate musical terminology to describe and reflect their critical understanding of music 3. comparative analysis of music in relation to time, place and cultures. 4. creative skills through exploration, control and development of musical elements 5. performance skills through solo or group music making 6. critical-thinking skills through reflective thought

IB Current Teacher Criteria • • • • • • • •

Newly qualified Diploma IB may apply. IB experience preferred. (not mandatory) 2-years of experience? Diploma in IB not the only criteria … A level, AP level acceptable. ABRSM acceptable. International Teaching Experience ok. ONE teacher won’t do (for Music).

Current ‘Teacher’ gaps / short-falls … • Mis-matched Qualifications / Certifications. • Mis-matched Experience. • Primarily one-Instrument Certified. – – – –

Known problems with Trinity & even ABRSM Not performers. Weak in Theory. Do not play more than ONE instrument.

• Creating Marching bands, Orchestras, Chorus are TOUGH • Every musician cannot become a Teacher. – (eg. A salesman cannot promoted to be a manager) – Motivation. Finances. Incentive. Career-choice.

• Can’t teach – A syllabus. – A group. Mass Education. – Children.

Quick-fix solutions for previous gaps • Start teaching, get them certified. • Mass Teaching Methodology. • Large amount of “teaching-aids” for nonstrength areas. • Other Instrument support. • Syllabus based Class-Period specific, minute-by-minute Lesson Plans. • LEGAL Sheet-Music. Arrangements. Transcriptions. Workbooks. • Event-day “Players” support.

IB Syllabus Inputs & Support • • • • • •

Help identify Teachers. Specialist inputs. Instrument-specific etc. Lesson plans. (SL & HL … PYP, MYP and DP) Workbooks, Materials. Teaching aids, presentations. myMI Subscription – – – –

Personal License(s) Teacher Institution License myMI Library & Resources Sheet Music. Transcriptions. Arrangements

• Performance related Content, Resources etc. • Repertoire Development. Genres. Styles.

IB Syllabus %age

Weeks Total Hours

SL 1.5 hrs

SL x 3 Week

33 150

Annual per-year Lesson Plans 5 + 5

PYP

HL 1.5 hrs

HL x 4 Week

40 240

100

MYP

160

Practical MP-0

Warmup

MP-1

Scales

MP-2

Exercises

MP-3

New Music

MP-4

Old Music

MP-9

Warmdown

Theory MT-1

MT-3 MT-4 MT-9

Music Perception & Analysis - Study of Prescribed Work - Study of Music Genre & Styles - Musical Investigation Option A : Solo Performance Performance Preparation x 2 per year Option B : Group Performance Performance Preparation x 2 per year Option C : Composition x 3 per year

50%

38%

135

50%

31%

113

50%

N/A

50%

31%

113

India-IB focus (SL-PYP or HL-MYP) Weeks Total Hours Annual per-year Lesson Plans 5 + 5

33 150 PYP

100

40 240 MYP

160

Theory MT-1

MT-3 MT-4 MT-9

50%

38%

135

50%

31%

113

50%

N/A

50%

31%

113

MI Teacher(s) Experience 1. Philippines 2. India. 3. UK, USA, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan .. (Experience in what?) 4. Taught at Lawrence-Lovedale, Hebron, St. Marks Music Academy, TISB, Baldwins, St. Josephs. 5. Degree in Music. 6. ABRSM Qualified. 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of ABRSM & Trinity Examination Appearances. 7. Total Performance Experience of 100+ years.

MI long-term & Master Plan (IB Group 6 really) 1. Music

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

2. Theatre

3. Dance

MI Academy MI Coaching Minstrels MI Minstrels MI Music Methodology MI Instrument Consortium

4. Film & TV

5. Visual-Arts

Other than IB Syllabus

The MI Syllabus Option

Partner Approach please! In-House

Out-Source

Grade 8 IB SL & HL ALSO … Related to Class, Age, Ability, Talent, Practice, Time, Cost Investme nt etc.

Grade 7 Grade 6

Performance 1. Exams. 2. Band(s) 3. Orchestra

Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3

Instrument(s) • Brass • Woodwinds • Strings • Percussion

Pop. / Popular • Guitar • Keyboard • Drums

Theory

Grade 2

CAREER 1. Music 2. Arts 3. Theatre

Singing

Grade 1 IB Syllabus

IGCSE-Music Syllabus

Extra curricular ABRMS

AGE based Learning Groups • Grouping  Ages 3+  Ages 6 and 7  Ages 8 and 9  Ages 10 to 15  Ages 16 to 21  Age 21+

• Categories    

Dance. Movement. Voice. Sing. Orff Instruments. Recorders. Orchestra Instruments.

myMI : Age Group-Phases Targets • Phase I – School Education. – K12 : Age 6 to Age 18

• Phase II – Ages 18 to Ages 23-25 – Intern. Trainee. Ward. – Specialist : Industry, Genre. Music-Theatre-Visual Arts

• Phase III – Training of Trainers – Refresher course – Extension. Diversification. Growth.

Music Department : Concern(s) 1. 2. 3.

Shortage of Teachers. Mostly 1-on-1; difficulty of Group Training. Need for MANY teachers for MANY instruments. 1. 2. 3.

Teacher-Trainer Workshops 1.

8. 9.

Feedback. Peer-Groups. Mentoring. Further Learning etc.

Meeting Syllabus requirements 1.

6. 7.

Woodwinds. Brass. Strings. Percussion. Piano. Classical Guitar. Keyboard. Guitar. (The Bollywood Influence) Voice. Classical, Folk, Choir, Chorus.

IB. IGCSE. ABRSM. Trinity Guildhall. OWN

Availability of sheet-music, arrangements, transcriptions. Cost of Instruments. Budget. Maintenance. Repair. Parts. Consumables. Student Motivation. Support for Stakeholders. Board. Top-Management.

Music Department Administration • People  Head of Department  Teacher(s)  Music Lab. Assistant

• Activity  Parent Handling. Music Counseling.  Decision(s). Instrument. Programme. Syllabus.  Fees Collection. Payments. Dept. Cash-flow. Accounting. Attendance.  Procurement : Instrument, Sheet-Music, Consumables.  Class(es) Supervision.  Storage. Locks. Open-Close. Holiday Practice etc.

1-to-1 vs MASS Music Education • The success of the BRITISH education is the classroom. Syllabus. Leveling. Structure. Grades and eventual standards that allow MASS education – resulting in lower costs & affordability. • The failure of western classical music in India is NOT doing this; but using a 1-to-1; guru-sishya concept even for Trinity & ABRSM; making money for them at the cost of Music Education for the Student Consumer in India

Change ‘Singing’ to ‘Music’ Periods • Singing Classes 1 to 7. – Gradual ‘music’ development starting with song. Action songs. Dance & Movement.

• Introduction or Orff Instruments – Class 1 to 3 (up to age 7)

• Introduction of Soprano Recorders – Class 4 upward (age 8 to 11 – Treble Recorders & Ensemble Playing

• Other Introduction – Basics of Music Notation. Harmony etc. – Exposure to other Music Instruments.

Instrument(s) Options 1. PRIMARY Instrument (First) – – – – – – – –

Recorder. Classical Guitar. Flute. Clarinet. (Oboe, Bassoon) Trumpet. (Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium) Violin. Cello. Viola. Piano. Orchestral Percussion & Rhythm. Voice Training.

2. SECONDARY Instrument (Second) – – – –

Guitar. Acoustic. Lead. Bass. Folk Keyboard. Chord Organ. Play-by-ear. Saxophone. Drums.

The Balance of Music Genre Choice SECONDARY PRIMARY

• • • • • •

Western Classical Music Notation Harmony Huge Repertoire Written availability Recordings

A. B. C. D.

International Popular Music India : Carnatic India : Hindustani The pull of Bollywood

A. Annual Subscription

Music Department : Solution(s) • The ‘BACKBONE’ is a real-time, online, 24x7x365 Annual Subscription of reasonable, low bandwidth. • Teaching Resources. • Self-Learning Adult-Education Resources. • Student & Children Support Resources. • Not just 2 periods a week - ACCESS from School. Home. On-holidays. More playing will result in better students.

Personalised

One-StopShop REMOTE Self-Learning  

Air-Tune Player

3-chord Jazz Fakebook

Teaching Resources

Kids Resources

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1. Guitar(s) 2. Keyboard 3. Drums-Percussion 4. Flute 5. Recorder 6. Voice-Singing 7. Bass (all types) 8. UNIQUE-OTHER 9. Brass 10. Woodwinds 11. Strings 12. Piano-Organ

(minus one)

Sheet Music Lead Sheets INSTITUTIONAL Subscription

Retail Subscription

Individual

100’s of 1000’s

Group(s) Collaboration

Teacher Training 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

IB School Music Head ABRSM P6/T6 + Certified School Band & Music myMI 3-chord Trainer MI Lead-Sheet Jazz FB Trainer

Band Resources - Big Band - Marching / School - Group(s)

myMI login Home Page

http://themusicinternational.com

License Options I. Personal – Own personal use. Family. All in a household.

II. Private – Private Teacher. Typically 6 to 20 students.

III.Institution – Schools. Colleges. Music Schools. 2 to 10 teachers; 100 to 5000 students or more. – Multiple locations. Multiple towns etc.

IV.Commercial – Double-Branding. Sponsored. Any other.

Individual-Personal Benefits (A) Save ‘pots’ of money. Get books, methods I don’t get in Bookstores NOR on-line. Learn top-line play. I have an Accompanist. 24 x 7 x 365 Tune-player. Practice Accompaniment. Song Learner. Minus-one. -1. Karaoke. (It’s all the same ... I have it all). Develop by-ear music playing. Metronome. Tuner. Drum tracks and a variety of Virtual Tools. Fresh & Relevant. I constantly get NEW sheet-music. Improve my Sight-Reading and my Sight-Singing. NOT JUST one class per-week NOR limited to just one hour. Listening guidance. Music in your Lifestyle. Constant Stimulus to Motivate me. Practice makes perfect. 12. Multi-faceted - Music is an Art-form - one of the Arts. 13. Structured Syllabus. Personal Syllabus. Personalised for me. myMI. 14. Comprehensive resource(s) for Singing & Voice Training. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Institutional & Teacher Benefits (B) 1. Single-point, single-source of ALL music related information, tools & resources. 2. Syllabus. Lesson Plans. Lists. Songs. Notes. Ideas. 3. Teacher & Student(s) on the same Page. (literally). Projection to a Class of 30-500. Read one-page sheetmusic together. Lyrics. 4. Other Instrument resources. (20+ instruments) 5. Piano / Organ / minus-one / Karaoke accompaniment available for the Syllabus. 6. Time-multiplier. Allows student-self learning. In-class. At-home. On-holidays.

Classroom Projection (C)

Resources & more resources • Currently available ALL-in-one ONLINE Subscription for self-service STUDENT. • Teacher has access to all the above + Personalised Student Information. • Off-line HUGE library of music CD’s, opera, broadway musicals. • OPEN SOURCE++ repository of sheet-music. Songs etc. • Custom : Arrangement, transcriptions on request. • Instrument Solutions : Buy. Repair. Consumables. Maintenance. Loans. Lease. Hire-purchase etc.

Annual Subscription(s) •

Type » Retail » Institution • Scope » Self-Service. Self-Learning. Reference. » Teacher, Teaching Aids & Resources. » Group Playing (with Projection) » Sheet Music » Minus One (-1) Tracks » Air Tracks for Accompaniment Learning. 3-chord etc. – Voice & Instruments » Orchestra » Voice » Modern. • Teacher Training – – – – –

IB Syllabus Trained ABRMS 6P, 6T & Certified Trainers MI 3-Chord Trainers Blues, Jazz, Realbook, Fakebook Trainers. School Music & Band Teachers

B. Teacher Training

Coaching Minstrels

Teacher Training • Category A – Identify. Support. IB SL, HL & IGCSE Music Elective Teacher(s)

• Category B – Voice / Instrument Specialists. Professional & Career in Music. – Grade 6 Theory. Grade 6 Practical. ICT and/or Capable of Grade 6+

• Category C – Less than Grade 5. Professional Career Seeker – General Music Teaching. – Adequate. Competent.

• Category D – Adult 21+ Senior Student. Teacher Trainee. Amateur – Not Certified / Qualified. Performing Musician – Adequate Teaching Ability

• Category E – Music Lab. Assistant – Supervisory. Adequate Communication Skills. – TRAINEE

Teacher (Instrument) Grouping 1. Theory 

Music Theory. Syllabus. Teaching Methods. Up to Grade 8 & more

2. Vocal 

Voice : Choir, Chorus & Individual

3. Piano  

Piano. Organ. (ABRSM Exams) Keyboard (Trinity & better)

4. Guitar   

Classical Guitar (ABRSM) Acoustic (Folk). Electric. Lead. Bass. Rhythm.

5. Strings 

Violin. Viola. Cello. Double Bass.

6. Brass, Woodwinds etc.    

Brass. Trumpet, Cornet, Tuba, Horn, Euphonium. Single Reed. Clarinet, Saxophone. Double Reed. Oboe, Bassoon. Concert Flute

7. Recorder(s)  

Age – 10. Group. Ensemble. Age +9. SATB. Ensemble. Group. Orchestra.

8. Rhythm Percussion  

Age -10. Group. Ensemble. Orff. Kodaly. Drums. Cymbals. Orchestral Percussion.

Trainer Training • Finishing School – Teaching Skills. – Use of OUR myMI Teaching Resources.

• Music Growth – – – –

Assessment & Feedback on current. Addition Instrument Learning Wider knowledge. More Listening. Lectures. Workshops. Seminars

• Certification & Qualification – ABRSM. IB. University and/or OTHER.

Teacher(s) Training Schedule Months ----------------------------------> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5

Communication Soft Skills Music Theory Voice Development Teaching Aids Usage Practical Muscianship - Main Instrument - Second Instrument - OTHER mandatory Instruments Performance Opportunities

MI Rostering : 2/5+(10,15,25 to 100) A

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